Municipal Corporations in Jamaica

A Municipal Corporation (Parish Council)

• the highest ranking municipal officer in a city or town.

• is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.

• A council of Parishes

• A group of people who are elected to make decisions for their parish.

Who is a Mayor?

• A person who is in charge of the residents in a parish.

• A person who represents the people in a village.

• The head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government.

• the elected leader of a municipal government.

What does parochial mean?

• Relating to a church parish

• Relating to a parol officer

• Relating to voters

• Relating to a school

A c________r is an elected member of local Government.

C_________s are representatives of their constituents and their immediate needs.

(a)  

A r (a)   n is a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority

L___l G________t is the public administration of towns, cities, counties and districts

(a)  

Municipal means________________________

• relating to the residents of a community.

• relating to the Prime Minister

• relating to a town or city or its local government:

• relating to a church